Some lucky sod could walk away with a bit of sporting history in a unique charity auction... a piece of the pitch where Jonny Wilkinson kicked England to World Cup glory.

After our failure in the recent Six Nations Championship it seems like a lifetime ago that Jonny scored the winning drop goal against Australia in Sydney's Telstra stadium.

However, cast your mind back to November last year, with the clock showing 26 seconds to go, and the memories come flooding back.

The piece of turf has been put up for sale to launch the official video game of the England rugby team, called World Championship Rugby, and all cash raised will go to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for children.

Ever since Newcastle Falcons' star Jonny clinched the game the pitch has been heavily guarded.

But, under tight security, a piece of the prized ground measuring 30cm square was cut and put up for sale on Ebay last Friday.

The winning owner of the turf will also get a certificate of authenticity signed by the Telstra head groundsman, Graeme Logan, and a copy of the World Championship Rugby game signed by Ben Cohen, winger for the England team.

Bidders have until Friday to hook themselves the green treasure, but only pre-approved buyers can place bids.

Ben Cohen said: "Owning a piece of turf from the pitch where we won the Rugby World Cup would be an amazing souvenir and I'll be sure to place my own bid.

"In the meantime, I'm happy experiencing the adrenalin rush from the final again on World Championship Rugby."

Larry Sparks of Acclaim Entertainment, publisher of the computer game, added: "As any rugby fan knows, this turf is worth its weight in gold.

"We are delighted that we have been able to work with Telstra to bring a piece of the victory pitch back to its rightful home.

"We anticipate the bidding wars on ebay will be very exciting and hope it raises lots of money for charity."